Nyra
Nyra was the 1465th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 147 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 851st with 324 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,100 places. More babies were named Nyra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,465 girls, down 416 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 147girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021324 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,413babies recorded
Nyra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,465 | 147 |
| 2020 | #1,049 | 239 |
| 2010 | #13,156 | 8 |
| 2000 | #9,001 | 11 |
| 1990 | #11,039 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,870 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nyra, counting every spelling?
Nyra is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,159 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,465 for Nyra on its own. Together these spellings went to 187 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyra | 147 | #1,465 | 1,199 |
| Nira | 27 | #4,955 | 107 |
| Nyrah | 13 | #8,223 | 67 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nyra?
147 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nyra (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nyra born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nyra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nyra?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Nyra are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Nyra a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nyra by state
How common Nyra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.4×), New Jersey (3.3×), Massachusetts (2.3×), Virginia (1.9×), California (1.6×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nyra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nyra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nyra
How popular is the name Nyra?
Nyra was the 1465th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 147 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 851st with 324 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,100 places. More babies were named Nyra in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Nyra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nyra in the US.
Where is Nyra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nyra was most common in Washington (0.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Massachusetts.